The Oslo Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued an indictment against a 35-year-old Norwegian citizen. The 35-year-old is said to have exploited or tried to exploit Nav for around NOK 17 million in corona support.
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The indictment includes nine completed frauds and eight attempted frauds. On the basis of the incorrect information in the applications, Nav has paid out a total of NOK 10 million, the police write in a press release.
The police believe that a money laundering network quickly transferred the money further after payment from Nav. About one million kroner has been found and seized.
He is also said to have tried to get paid an additional NOK 7 million from the same scheme with the same procedure, but the payments stopped when Nav became suspicious.
– This is one of the largest corona frauds that has been uncovered so far. The police take very seriously the utilization of benefit schemes that will help those who have been directly affected by the pandemic, the Oslo police district writes in the press release.
According to the indictment, the scheme has been exploited by more than 300 stolen identities being registered as employees in a total of 11 companies.
The accused man has been remanded in custody, and the case is scheduled for five weeks in Oslo District Court from 24 August.
The man partially denies criminal guilt.
– He has given an interrogation where he has admitted guilt for some of the charges, says his defender Usama Ahmad to VG.
– We will present evidence that he has not had such a comprehensive role as the prosecution authority believes he had. He has not had a role as a principal, says Ahmad.
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